Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 5AL
How much crime is recorded in NE5 5AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Denton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
NE5 5ALNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE5 5AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 5AL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE5 5ALNational
Shoplifting70.68.4
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.